@Sonicrida XIV is the kind of game where people can stay in their lane and get just as much out of it. Is MSQ a big part of that and do I think that people should at least give it a shot just to enjoy the ride? Absolutely. But like a lot of things, it’s just meeting people where they’re at
The front office believed in David Hamilton despite trading him to the Brewers. When he returned to Fenway in April and played well, the FO began to question the coaching staff’s developmental process with young guys:
"Why do a lot of players go to other places and get better? Why do other guys come here and get worse?"
(via @byJulianMack)
@zcmega1 I’m willing to give the new guy a shot, he’s pretty well liked from what i hear. I just hate that i finally got to see pete fatse fired and the monkey’s paw curled
@rockmeannadeus That’s a fair point. I agree that it wasn’t a *bad* offseason by any stretch, and that it would be a nightmare to replace Breslow at this stage. I worry that the wrong heads will roll because of this, and I say this as a staunch “fire Pete Fatse” guy for the last 3 years
@rockmeannadeus I think that’s fair in a vacuum. We have specific reports of key players (Bregman, Bogaerts, etc) they didn’t retain because they were overconfident on the player’s market. And when you lose those kind of guys, it’s more than just stats. It’s identity
@rockmeannadeus Part of the issue is they had a plan, it fizzled because they weren’t aggressive enough, and the pivots didn’t make sense for the roster as it stood. When you have that much overlap in FA philosophy across two GMs, the problem might just be ownership